Banksy, the foremost agent provocateur in the art world, sprang to fame as a street artist outside of his own Bristol. In the 1990s, Banksy gave up freehand painting in favor of the stencil because it was a quick and easy way to hide from the authorities and allowed him to swiftly establish himself as a key figure on the global street art scene.
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Banksy, the foremost agent provocateur in the art world, sprang to fame as a street artist outside of his own Bristol. In the 1990s, Banksy gave up freehand painting in favor of the stencil because it was a quick and easy way to hide from the authorities and allowed him to swiftly establish himself as a key figure on the global street art scene.